2014 Little League World Series
The 2014 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, started on August 14 and ended on August 24, 2014. Eight teams from the United States, and eight from the rest of the world, competed in the 68th edition of the tournament. This was the first World Series to feature entire rosters of players born in the 21st century. ESPN again broadcast the games. This also marked the 75th anniversary of Little League Baseball. All games took place at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, defeated Jackie Robinson West Little League of Chicago, Illinois, 8–4 to win the championship. On February 11, 2015, Jackie Robinson West's wins were vacated after it was found that the team used ineligible players from outside the Chicago area. Therefore, all of Jackie Robinson West's results are now officially recorded as 0–6 losses. Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas, Nevada, was named the U.S. champion due to the vacating of Jackie Robinson West's wins.
Teams
| United States | International |
 Chicago, Illinois Great Lakes Region Jackie Robinson West Little League |  Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Seoul Little League |
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic Region Taney Little League |  Perth, Western Australia  Australia Region Perth Metro North Little League |
 Rapid City, South Dakota Midwest Region Canyon Lake Little League |  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada Region South Vancouver Little League |
 Cumberland, Rhode Island New England Region Cumberland American Little League |  Humacao, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Miguel Luzunaris Little League |
 Lynnwood, Washington Northwest Region Lynnwood Pacific |  Brno, Czech Republic Europe and Africa Region South Moravia Little League |
 Nashville, Tennessee Southeast Region South Nashville Little League |  Tokyo  Japan Region Tokyo Kitasuna Little League |
 Pearland, Texas Southwest Region Pearland East Little League |  Maracaibo, Venezuela Latin America Region Coquivacoa Little League |
 Las Vegas, Nevada West Region Mountain Ridge Little League |  Guadalupe, Nuevo León  Mexico Region Linda Vista Little League |
Robert Hassell III - Nashville Tennessee South Nashville Little League Number 1 draft pick 2020 MLB Draft -
Ed Howard - Chicago Illinois Jackie Robinson LL - Number 1 Draft pick 2020 MLB Draft
Jayden Struble - Cumberland RI Cumberland American LL - Number 2 Draft Choice - 2019 NHL Draft
Team Rosters
Great Lakes Chicago, IL | Mid-Atlantic Philadelphia, PA | Midwest Rapid City, SD | New England Cumberland, RI | Northwest Lynnwood, WA | Southeast Nashville, TN | Southwest Pearland, TX | West Las Vegas, NV |
| Jaheim Benton Cameron Bufford D.J. Butler Brandon Green Trey Hondras Joshua Houston Ed Howard Marquis Jackson Pierce Jones Eddie King Prentiss Luster Lawrence Noble Darion Radcliff | Scott Bandura Kai Cummings Carter Davis Mo'ne Davis Jahli Hendricks Erik Lipson Jack Rice Joe Richardson Tai Shanahan Eli Simon Zion Spearman Jared Sprague-Lott | Colton Hartford Matthew Hegre Jake Kostenbauer Mason Litz Logan Miller Bridger Nesbit Dylan Richey Adam Salter True Synhorst Daniel Vigoren Cooper Voorhees Blake Weaver | John Belisle Trey Bourque Nick Croteau C.J. Davock Addison Kopack Mason Matos Sean Meers Tyler Provost Tyler Shaw Jayden Struble Trey Thibeault Brendan Wright | Read Carr Robley Corsi Tygan Duncan Tyler Durbin Ben Grant Nate King Logan Kruse Ian Michael Tai Starchman Karsen Tjarneberg Matthew Turcotte Mason Vaughn Colton Walsh | Drew Byers Tyler Finley Ian Fry Brian Garcia Tyler Hammonds Robert Hassell Houston High Garrett Justice Blake Money Cade Reynolds Sam Slaughter Barrett Smith Eston Snider | Matthew Adams Clayton Broeder Landon Donley Hunter Dopslauf Joshua Gabino Michael Groover Bryce Laird Walter Maeker Jonathan Newman Layne Roblyer Brandon Sliwinski Cole Smajstrla Presley Smith Christian Terranova | Alex Barker Payton Brooks Dallan Cave Dominic Clayton Josiah Cromwick Zach Hare Justin Hausner Brennan Holligan Dillon Jones Ausin Kryszczuk Drew Laspaluto Andrew Matulich Brad Stone Josh Zuehlsdorff |
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 11, 2014.- Jackie Robinson West Little League subsequently forfeited all wins, including the U.S. Championship. Any of their wins are recorded in the below brackets as a 6–0 loss. The scores of their games, as played during the tournament, were as follows:
United States bracket
International bracket
Crossover games
Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B. Their purpose is to provide the teams who are already eliminated with the opportunity to play a third game.Consolation game
The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.World Championship
| 2014 Little League World Series Champions |
Seoul Little League Seoul, South Korea |
Mo'ne Davis
pitcher Mo'ne Davis was the first American female to participate in the Little League World Series since 2004 and the first female to pitch a winning LLWS game. The 13-year-old Davis became the first Little Leaguer featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, as well as one of the youngest athletes to appear on the cover.Jackie Robinson West
Team Jackie Robinson West was the first all black team to compete in the tournament in several decades. Hailing from the Washington Heights area of Chicago, the team made it all the way to the World Championship before ultimately falling to a team from South Korea.As the team rose to prominence, Evergreen Park, Illinois, Little League official Chris Janes began to investigate personal information pertaining to players of the Jackie Robinson West team, finding that multiple players on the team lived outside the team's designated boundary region. He later discovered that the team had used a falsified boundary map which covered a wider area than other teams in the region had agreed to. On February 11, 2015, based on Chris Janes' findings, the team's wins and U.S. titles were vacated for its use of ineligible players. The U.S. title was retroactively awarded to Mountain Ridge Little League of Las Vegas. The Great Lakes title was also stripped from Jackie Robinson West, and given to the team they beat in the championship, New Albany, Indiana.